Report: A Breakdown of Joe Burrow’s New Contract With Bengals

Cincinnati broke plenty of franchise norms to get their franchise player extended.
Report: A Breakdown of Joe Burrow’s New Contract With Bengals
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CINCINNATI — Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio has reported key details about Joe Burrow's five-year contract extension with the Bengals.

Burrow is essentially on a $310 million deal through 2029, with $219.1 million in injury guarantees over the 2025-29 window.

Check out the rest of the key figures from Florio:

1. 2023 roster bonus: $40 million, fully guaranteed.

2. 2023 training camp roster bonus: $4.535 million, fully guaranteed.

3. 2023 base salary: $1.01 million, fully guaranteed.

4. 2024 option bonus: $55 million, fully guaranteed.

5. 2024 base salary: $10.714 million, fully guaranteed.

6. 2025 option bonus, $10 million, fully guaranteed.

7. 2025 base salary: $25.25 million, fully guaranteed.

8. 2026 option bonus: $10 million, guaranteed for injury at signing, fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2025 league year.

9. 2026 base salary: $25.25 million, guaranteed for injury at signing, fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2025 league year.

10. 2027 option bonus: $10 million, guaranteed for injury at signing (see item 11 for more).

11. 2027 base salary: $27.25 million, guaranteed for injury at signing; $18.3 million becomes fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2026 league year and the full 2027 compensation (including option bonus) becomes fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2027 league year.

12. 2028 option bonus: $5 million.

13. 2028 base salary: $35.5 million.

14. 2029 March roster bonus: $2.5 million.

15. 2029 base salary: $48.039 million.

16. 2025-29 incentives: $500,000 for winning the AFC Championship, and another $1.25 million for winning the Super Bowl.

Florio also reports that three of the new years are fully guaranteed at signing, totaling $146.51 million.

The whirlwind contract negotiation is over and now Burrow can solely focus on football after signing the deal on Saturday and posting the worst single-game passing yards and completion percentage of his NFL career the next day.

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